Treasures of Our Faith with Deacon Richard Vehige

You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful.  On Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (13:1-18) entitled "The two beasts...

  You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful. On the Fourth Sunday of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (12;1-17) entitled "The sign of the woman...

Today, April 25, as our church celebrates the Feast of Mark, Evangelist, our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the letter of the apostle Paul to the Ephesians (4:1-16), entitled "The various graces for the different ministries in the one body of Christ". Our treasure, which follows, is from the treatise Against Heresies by Saint Irenaeus, bishop. Saint Mark, a cousin of...

  You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful. On Friday of the Third Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (10:1-11) entitled "The call of th...

You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful. On Thursday of the Third Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (9:13-21) entitled "The plague of...

   You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful. On Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (9: 1-12) entitled "The plague...

You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful. On Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (8:1-13) entitled "The seven angels...

You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful. On Monday of the Third Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (7:1-17) entitled "The great multitu...

You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful. On the Third Sunday of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (6;1-17) entitled "The Lamb opens the seals...

You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful. On Saturday of the Second Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (5:1-14) entitled "The vision of...

You will notice changes have been made to the introduction of my daily recording. The format is more concise and intended to help you better understand the meaning of the material being presented. I pray you find these upgrades helpful. On Friday of the Second Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (4: 1-11) entitled "The vision of G...

Saint Gaudentius was Bishop of Brescia in northern Italy and was a theologian and author of many letters and sermons. Saint Gaudentius was consecrated by Saint Ambrose in 387 and remained as bishop of Brescia until 410. A record of the discourse given by Gaudentius on the occasion of his consecration is preserved. Saint Gaudentius is best known as a faithful bishop, gifted preacher, and defender o...

On Wednesday of the Second Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the book of Revelation (2:12-29) entitled "To the churches at Pergamum and Thyatira". Our treasure, which follows, is from a sermon by Saint Leo the Great, pope. Saint Leo became pope in the year 440. Saint Leo was a Roman aristocrat, and was the first pope to have been called "the Great". S...

On Tuesday of the Second Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the book of Revelation (2:1-11) entitled "To the churches at Ephesus and Smyrna". Our treasure, which follows, is from a book addressed to Monimus by Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe. Saint Fulgentius was a follower of Saint Augustine's ideal of life and a student of Saint Augustine'...

On Monday of the Second Week of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the book of Revelation (1:1-20) entitled "John's vision of the Son of Man". Our treasure, which follows, is from an ancient Easter homily by Pseudo-Chrysostom. Pseudo-Chrysostom refers to a collection of writings falsely attributed to Saint John Chrysostom (347-407 CE). These w...

On Sunday within the Octave of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the first letter of the apostle Paul to the Colossians (3:1-17) entitled "Your new life in Christ". Our treasure, which follows, is from a sermon by Saint Augustine, bishop. Saint Augustine was born at Tagaste in Africa in 354. He was unsettled and restlessly searched for the truth until he was...

   On Saturday within the Octave of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the first letter of Saint Peter (4:12---5:14) entitled "Exhortations to the elders and to the faithful". Our treasure, which follows, is from the Jerusalem Catechesis. The Jerusalem Catechesis, also known as the  Catechetical Lectures  of  Saint Cyril of Jerusalem ,  are a...

On Friday within the Octave of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the first letter of Saint Peter (3:18---4:11) entitled "Awaiting the Lord's coming". Our treasure, which follows, is from the Jerusalem Catechesis. The Jerusalem Catechesis, also known as the  Catechetical Lectures  of  Saint Cyril of Jerusalem ,  are a series of 23 lectures giv...

On Thursday within the Octave of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the first letter of Saint Peter (3:1-17) entitled "The imitation of Christ". Our treasure, which follows, is from the Jerusalem Catechesis. The Jerusalem Catechesis, also known as the  Catechetical Lectures  of  Saint Cyril of Jerusalem ,  are a series of 23 lectures given by...

 O On Wednesday within the Octave of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the first letter of Saint Peter (2:11-25) entitled "Christians are strangers in this world". Our treasure, which follows, is from an Easter homily by an ancient author. The first letter of Saint Peter begins with an address by Peter to Christian communities located in five...

On Tuesday within the Octave of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the first letter of Saint Peter (1:22---2:10) entitled "The life of God's children". Our treasure, which follows, is from a discourse by Saint Anastasius of Antioch. The church of Antioch is held to be the first church of Christianity and is said to be established in the year 3...

On Monday within the Octave of Easter our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the beginning of the first letter of Saint Peter (1;1-21) entitled "Greetings and thanksgiving". Our treasure, which follows, is from an Easter homily by Saint Melito of Sardis. Sardis was the capital of the Kingdom of Lydia (in modern-day Turkey), which continued as an important trade, administ...

The Easter Vigil takes the place of the Office of Readings. On Easter Sunday those who do not participate in the Easter Vigil are invited to read and reflect on passages from four readings. First, from the Book of Exodus (14:15---15:1a) entitled "The Israelites march through the sea on dry ground". Secondly, from the book of the prophet Ezekiel (36:16-28) entitled "I shall pour clean water upon yo...

On Holy Saturday our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the letter to the Hebrews (4:1-13) entitled "Let us strive to enter the Lord's rest". Our treasure, which follows, is an ancient homily on Holy Saturday. The author of the ancient homily for Holy Saturday is unknown. While some scholars have speculated about its author, including Melito of Sardis, there is no defini...

   On Good Friday our Church invites us to first read and reflect on a passage from the letter to the Hebrews (9:11-28) entitled "Jesus Christ". Our treasure, which follows, is the Catecheses by Saint John Chrysostom, bishop. Saint John Chrysostom was an important, fourth century, Early Church Father who served as Archbishop of Constantinople. He is known for his preaching and public speaking, and...